Lyrics

Don't tell me that you'll rock the boat Or when the boat needs rockin', no, it won't float Plane needs haulin' or it won't fly When the eagle's wings are broken or it falls from the sky Don't tell me not to criticize it Don't tell me that my lips are loose Don't tell me I don't love this place This place that gave me Lenny Bruce When you're walkin' down the street like Malcolm X Or when you eat a naked lunch and say "What comes next?" A sweet black angel sayin' "Somethin' ain't right" I could walk these streets into the night I could walk these streets named for Joey Ramone I can think back on that "Gabba Gabba Hey" Don't tell me brother what I love Like Buddy Holly said, baby, that'll be the day I wanna know is freedom flying? Or has it passed through you and me? Fire into the flame, beyond the sea Love America, does it love me? Does it love its people out on the street? Losing their homes desperately Workin' to make ends meet And the rich get richer and the poor so poor And you can't get sick cause you can't afford No healthcare on these mighty shores Look at the old, what's in store No money, no education Have a mill degree in a first-class nation Doesn't need the knowledge is a situation Another cycle, another generation On the TV, we're screamin' at each other Like kids in a schoolyard, it's embarrassing brother Am I naive to say we gotta work together? Like a wave of a flag it's gone forever I wanna know is freedom flying? Or has it passed through you and me? Fire into the flame, beyond the sea Last verse was supposed to be funny Was it funny, was it right on the money? Levity helps me through the pain But it's a-bulgin' at the seams and it's startin' to strain And I pledge allegiance to those who tried To find the truth when the country lied Create beauty, leave hell behind I guess Charles Mingus comes to mind And don't wave that flag in my face When you're making this place a disgrace Your global view needs rearranging Cause the times my friends they are a-changing I wanna know is freedom flying? Or has it passed through you, you and me? Fire into the flame, beyond the sea I wanna know is freedom flying? Or has it passed through you and me? Fire into the flame, beyond the sea